HARDCORE MODELING!: 80's Cartoon: FAT_skeletor

[TheRazorsEdge]

LoL This'll be great! Can't wait to see what exactly you'll come up with.

Cheers!

[MistaFraggadeliX]

Lol, your Skeletor is priceless.

It's him in 2009... Slumped on his throne in castle Grayskull, going; "I'm so tired of this same ol' song and dance every week. Sure it was fun the first few years... but now.... (sigh) Evil-Lynn!!! Get me another box of donut-holes, will-ya??!!! "

[Geta-Ve]

yay! You finally decided to join us! I shall be watching this with bated breath, that is the expression isn't it? :D

[angel]

That is a pretty good idea, just one comment... if you gonna go fat go all out! right now it looks to me like a muscular pregnant Skeletor, yet again you might not wanna take THAT far... looking forward to it.

[energise]

@TheRazorsEdge Thanks alot man! im quite exited as well hehe :P

@MistaFraggadeliX haha thanks! =) yeah i know it doesnt really show in the sketch but i´ll make him fatty, worn out and aaangry hehe =P by the way! i love your little tale about him, kinda homer simpsonish haha.. and ofcourse the fact that he is sitting in "grayskull" ;) Evil prevails!!!

@Geta-Ve Yep i felt it was about time!! lazy bugger aint i? ;)

@SNoWs Totally agree with u! thats the idea! did the sketches like 4 in the morning and was running out of steam haha.. but mark my words!! skeletor has NOT been impregnated by He-man! ;P ..but maybe by man-at-arms... uu what a man hahaha =P

here´s some reference of skulls i found:
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/bc-183-lg.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/bc-191-group-lg.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/human_skull_side.jpg

[energise]

Just a few more sketches!

Now its about time to start modeling like craaazy haha..

http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/sketches2.jpg

[Geta-Ve]

Great concepts! This should be fantastic when you start modelling.

[WyattHarris]

Oh man, slacker skeletor, that's great. Reminds me of some of my relatives. :D

[JasonTonks]

Fat skeletor!!!

I love the thought of that. After looking at a lot of forums lately, everyone is just going z-brush crazy on models. The eye can never rest while looking at those images. In my opinion 10,000,000 details doesn't make something awesome, its the originality with a humoristic twist that makes me bow to those able to pull it off.


Can't wait to see that man!!! Best of luck!

[energise]

@Geta-Ve Thanks man =) its the best i can produce in minimum time
and just wanna begin modeling hehe ;P


@WyattHarris Haha you must have great family cometogethers! :D


@tunaboy hehe no pressure! ;) Totally agree with u!
Originality is the key to great art, but I cant say I don´t drool over super detailed beautiful creations aswell. =P but the detail has to fulfill a purpose!
Thanks alot! ill need it hehe ;P


Okeey so here´s the basemesh i´ve just finished!
The skull is modeled from skratch, and the body is partially kit-bashed from "majin Buu" (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=43&t=731897) to save time since we are simulating REAL industry workflow.

Oh and i´ve even come up with a little background story about skeletor and his "floating" skull :bounce:

The being "skeletor" isn´t actually what u see..
he is in fact just a wormlike parasite living of its human host.
In order to possess the body he has to first remove the head or gain access to the throat from where he then extends his tentacles tapping into the motorics of the body.

If i have some time over i might create a detailed model of the parasite skeletor hehe ;)

oh well.. enough chatter!

http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/skeletor_side.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/skeletor_front.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/skeletor_pers.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/under.jpg

[Geta-Ve]

Looking great, though, if I am not mistaken, everything has to be modelled from scratch?

I like your parasite idea by the way, sounds groovy.

[vshen]

Can't wait to see your progress dude... Just saw your majiin buu and that was awesome. Always good to see other artist's vision on existing characters. Expecting the same quality or better from your skeletor... Keep it up!:thumbsup:

[energise]

Geta-Ve Yeah i know hehe, but i think it sounded worse than it is =) since skeletors body doesnt resemble buus even the slightest i only used the raw form as starting point instead if a cube that has been extruded 5 times. it just makes it easier to NOT start with a blank paper if you know what i mean (like a 2d artist that starts out a painting with just scribbles just to get something on that scary white blank paper)?

i still had to build up an entirely new topology and shape.
So basicly i started from skratch! =)


vshen Thanks alot! =) Your turtles designs are really great aswell! Love to get inspiration from fellow artists!

Heres some mudbox work before i go to bed:
Nighty night!
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/mudbox_skel.jpg

[MistaFraggadeliX]

Ha ha, nice... He even has chubby fingers... At least he will never have to worry about getting bloated in the face.

[angel]

HA! this is gonna be awesome! looking great already. I can see him on a couch watching TV and eating a bunch of junk food!

[energise]

MistaFraggadeliX haha true that! =P he´ll be a little greasemonky haha..


SNoWs yeah im planning on adding some junkfood later haha. I mean, what is there else to do when you´ve conquered the universe?? :P


Okay so heres the latest!

The hood is near completion, just one pass left.
Gave him tighty whities hehe..
and a wormhole in the back ;)

http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/skel_muddy.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/muddyback.jpg

[FICTIS]

This redesign is gonna be awesome, excellent progress so far!

[TheRazorsEdge]

Looks absolutely gnarly already! Great! :thumbsup:

Cheers!

[Omnilight]

wow, i like it, what's his staff/weapon going to be like?

[Geta-Ve]

Man this is looking FANTASTIC! No crits from me right now. :)

[angel]

nice progress! looking good... that wormhole in the back is pretty cool.

oh, the staff can become his TV remote control! how awesome would that be?:D

[energise]

FICTIS Thanks man! =)


TheRazorsEdge Thanks alot! He shall rule the universe! =P

Omnilight Thanks! Im not all to sure yet. Im thinkin of merging He-mans and skeletors two swords together. maybe tied together and modified somehow =P but i also love SNoWs idea about the staff! perhaps ill use both ;)
All ideas are welcome guys!! :D

Geta-Ve No crit??? i take that as a complimant hehe ;) thanks! =)
How is it going with usagi by the way?

SNoWs Thanks snowflake :D Yeah i like it too,want it to be kinda like a dimension portal!
hahaha love that idea man! trying to envision how to portray it :argh:


ok soo... UPDATE TIME!! hehe
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/skeletor_nyaste.jpg

[vshen]

nice sculpting! as expected.... love that bum crack! lol! Looking forward to this.

[Locusta]

That is soooo fantastic!! Hilarious and genius to make him an fat, old and ugly fellow, who is sooooo desperate, cause he doesn´t get the power over Gryskull. LOL!

Bring it on and thumbs up!

[WyattHarris]

Lol oh man. With the flesh tone he really looks fat. Great job so far.

[japetus]

I love it! Can't wait to see how this will turn out!

[Oberyn]

HAHAHAHA *hands Skeletor another Big Mac*

[Geta-Ve]

Looking great, still no crits from me, other than the unfortunate fact you can't see the worm thing that is controlling the body 'per se', since the hood is covering his neck and such.

I think the hood feels a bit bulky right now considering the mass, or lack there of, of his head and neck, one would think the cloth would have sunken a bit into the crevices of his neck joints and what have you, though at that point would you still be able to have the stylized hood design? It is a trade-off I suppose, great looking hood for less realism, or more realism for a lesser looking hood?

Either way, he is looking Fan-Tastic!

[angel]

I always crack up when I look at this... just too damn funny.:D

[energise]

vshen haha thanks man! =P
Locusta Thanks alot! Yeah even the baddies has to grow old haha! :D

WyattHarris Thanks Wyatt! He´ll be a little greaseball when im done with him haha
japetus Thanks!!
Oberyn *taking it from him, giving him a carrot instead.. hehe* :rolleyes:

Geta-Ve thanks man! yeah it gets really hard to see the wormthingy, thats why im planning to make a twin worm by his feet o something =P i know it looks a little bulky right now hehe.. when i get to it i´ll make the hood an "nCloth" so it drapes the tentacles getter =)

SNoWs what that an ASSJOKE?? :D

heres a small update, just a few minor details..
I´ve been creating lots of UVs instead! =)
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/mewmud.jpg

[TheRazorsEdge]

Very, very nice work here!:applause:

Btw, what kind of degenerated slob is he, that he doesn't have the balls to ask She-Ra out himself!?! But wait.... that is exactly what he is.... lol

Cheers and keep the great updates coming!

[Senseicapi]

Lol, awesome idea, and its looking incredible, great work Energise!

[Airflow]

Lol, tis is so nasty its cool. He would scare little children and the toys would sell out and you would get sued. Great work. Love the detail work on his teeth.

[energise]

Thanks for all the comments guys =)


TheRazorsEdge Thanks alot! wish i had your patience with details :P
Yeah, he´s as worse as they come! trying to look up She-ras skirt and all! :scream: I´ll keepin him on a short leash from now on!! =P

Thanks for the dragon-tut by the way!! keep up the awesome work!

Senseicapi thanks alot man!



Airflow haha thanks for the preminition! :eek: better get out of the country quick! :D



Have been workin on the rest of the uvs along with some painting and detail sculpting, hope u like!:
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/texturedskel.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/UVSbody.jpg

[Oberyn]

HAHAHA Awesome. I love the slash on his gut!

[TheRazorsEdge]

Tehe! I wish I had more to say, other than I really cant wait so see this finished. :thumbsup:

No prob on the "tut". Anytime! :)

Cheers!

[Geta-Ve]

One thing I noticed is that his upper thigh seems too thin for his size, more likely than not his upper thighs would touch in the middle.

Looking really great though, and a big ouch! to that slice on his belly. :D

[samartin]

Fantastic take on Skeletor, love the style on this piece, one crit and that's the @ss looks a little flat!

Great work :)

[jhasse]

scary:argh: thing lol

[DoctorMonkeyFist]

Great job!I think it might look better if his waist and the top of his legs were wider. Good luck. Keep it up!

[energise]

Oberyn thanks man! yeah that he-man has got one sharp sword P

TheRazorsEdge Thanks alot! just keep the tutorials commin! :D

Geta-Ve Been awhile ;) yeah i know, wanted him to be and old guy with beerbelly in the beginning and they usually have thin legs, but i agree he will look more proportional if they get wider! So i´ll make em fattier :D

samartin It shouldn´t be too hard to fix ;) thanks!

jhasse hehe better take a look under the bed ;)

DoctorMonkeyFist Thanks for the crit! i´ll look in to it =P so much to do so little time gaahhh :argh:


http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/fully.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/hoodyy.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/scars.jpg

[theKid123]

nice job on the scars ...

[samartin]

Love it, 'nuff said!

[TheRazorsEdge]

This whole guy is just too gross! lol
Great progress and sweet attention to detail, Jonas.:thumbsup:

Skol!:arteest:

[razeverius]

he's looking awesome and funny:applause:

[energise]

theKid123 Thanks Ken! =)

samartin Thanks! Love your danger mouse! =P Your slidable turntable is great!
would love to know how you did it =)

TheRazorsEdge hehe thanks felix (master of detail)! ;)

razeverius Thanks man! your ninjas rock!!


So here´s some progress!
Have done a simple but functional rigg, don´t have time to worry about handles and such. the most important thing is that the rotational axis and vectors are setup correctly.
Right now im doing the final detailpass on his body with nails and stuff =P

http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/kedjor.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/rigg.jpg

Added a nice reference of a fat hand (I know it´s a baby hehe ;) )
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/fathand.jpg

[angel]

really impressive work man, btw, sorry to hear about your grandpa... my condolences.

[energise]

thanks alot man! yeah not really how i had planned this challenge to end :( means alot!

[energise]

Tought I´d post a really cute pic of skeletor i found on the net :P
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/mylittleskeletor.jpg

[razeverius]

lol Skeledog? congrats on finishing your work. Looks awesome:applause:

[Oberyn]

HAHAHA Skeletor My Little Pony FTW.

[shin4]

Sorry to hear about your grandpa... but its a really nice job, I love your modeling ~

[TheRazorsEdge]

I cant stop smirking and finally breaking out into laughter when I see this. Its such great work not just on the imaginative interpretation, but in quality of execution as well!:buttrock:

Skol!

PS: Sorry to read about your Grandpa. My condolences as well.

[energise]

Thanks for the condolences guys!

Im glad you like the fat bastard =)

But there is still alot to do on him!
I´ll be adding a few minor details, change the pose some and ofcourse give him some texturework before im done =P

Prost felix!? ;)

Ich kann nur ein bischen deutch sprechen hehe..

[energise]

Here´s a veeery ruff paintover to show where im headin! =9 veeery ruff hehe ;)

http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/energise/FINAL_modified_liten.jpg

[WyattHarris]

Oh wow, Skeletor meets Spawn meets Bender. And we all know Bender is the most evil out of those 3. I didn't make out exactly what was happening at first. Really looks cool now.

[vshen]

Looks promising! I'm glad you are still working on this can't wait.

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